Date: 02/15/2016 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Klamath Falls in southwest Oregon say they’re investigating after someone fired shots into a local law enforcement officer’s home and vehicles. The Klamath County District Attorney’s Office says police responded to several calls reporting shots fired. Authorities say no one was injured at the home of the law enforcement officer, who is not being named.
SEATTLE (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says crews rescued six people in three different search-and-rescue calls along the Washington and Oregon coast. The Coast Guard reports rescuing three people this weekend near Coos Bay, Oregon, after their boat overturned.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – City officials in Eugene are asking for bids to develop and operate a hotel on city land near the city’s airport. Officials have been trying to land a hotel at the city-owned Eugene Airport since 2007. The Eugene Purchasing Office has posted the request for bids.
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. (AP) – A southwest Oregon lumber mill is shutting down for the second time in three years due to a log shortage. Rough & Ready Lumber co-owner Jennifer Phillippi tells the Grants Pass Daily Courier that she told the sawmill crew on Saturday.
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